Diane S. Sykes

Diane S. Sykes
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Assumed office
July 3, 2020
Preceded byDiane Wood
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Assumed office
July 1, 2004
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Louis Coffey
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
September 7, 1999 – July 1, 2004
Appointed byTommy Thompson
Preceded byDonald W. Steinmetz
Succeeded byLouis B. Butler
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 43
In office
August 1, 1992 – September 1999
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byMarshall Murray
Personal details
Born
Diane Elizabeth Schwerm

(1957-12-23) December 23, 1957 (age 66)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University (BS)
Marquette University (JD)

Diane Schwerm Sykes (née Diane Elizabeth Schwerm; born December 23, 1957)[1] is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1999 to 2004.

  1. ^ "Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary" (PDF). United States Senate. February 11, 2004.